Elbow Publishing

Two Kosovo journeys a century apart. In 1900 Europe's last wilderness was explored by a most unlikely champion, a stout, stubborn Englishwoman who travelled in her tam o'shanter across the Accursed Mountains into Kosovo. Edith Durham was dubbed 'Queen of the Highlanders' by the Albanians who honoured her for her anthropological writing, her humanitarian aid and her tireless lobbying for their cause. One hun...

'Compelling and colourful' - Sophie Lam, The Independent This is a true story of living and learning - being confused and comforted - with the excluded Ashkali people of Kosovo; an account of the challenges and delights of what happens when you find your community but it's a long way from home.